HDSCS Activations in the Early Years

These sample incident reports show the wide variety of situations where Amateur
Radio operators have provided vital backup communications to medical facilities in Orange
County over the years. Messages handled by HDSCS members in these crisis situations have helped medical personnel save lives. Our experiences and lessons learned from these and
other activations form the basis for our strong belief in the importance of a
dedicated cadre of non-staff hospital responders, redundant and well-tested alerting
systems, and regular drills with the staff members we serve.

*HEAR and ReddiNet® are commercial VHF voice and Internet/satellite digital inter-hospital communications systems provided by Healthcare Association of Southern California and maintained by the Communications Department of the County of Orange.